Vital Brunswick County highway reopens with new bridge

Vital Brunswick County highway reopens with new bridge

CALABASH, NC (WWAY) — A taller, longer bridge spanning the Calabash River opened Thursday afternoon ahead of schedule, restoring an important coastal corridor and providing a safer evacuation route. The new bridge on Beach Drive SW (N.C. 179 Business) replaced one built in 1975 that the N.C. Department of Transportation had to close temporarily for several past storms, including Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Ian in 2022. Some of the st…

New Brunswick County bridge opens Thursday to traffic

The new Calabash River bridge opened late Thursday afternoon. Photo: NCDOT Reconstruction of a bridge that is part of a crucial hurricane evacuation route in Brunswick County has been completed and earlier than anticipated. The new bridge now spanning the Calabash River opened to traffic Thursday, according to the North Carolina Department Transportation. Taller and longer than the original bridge built in 1975, the new bridge on Beach Drive SW …